20 Walnut St

San Francisco permit 202308073899 · Presidio Heights

Home remodelOver-the-counter, with plansComplete

Street view · Nov 2024

Google Street View of 20 Walnut St, Nov 2024

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

1st fl: remove (e) gas fireplace, add new gas fireplace. raise head height at (e) window. 2nd fl: add flue for new 1st fl gas fireplace. new office doors. 3rd fl: cut out opening in roof for new recessed family room window. add new folding door system. add new chimney, add new coffee bar. remove

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Aug 7, 2023
Issued: Aug 14, 2023 (within 1 month of filing)
Completed: Aug 16, 2024 (12 months after issuance)

For comparison, San Francisco permits with the same review (over-the-counter, with plans) filed in 2023 were typically issued within 1 month (median of 4,704 issued permits).

City plan review

Each review stop the plans went through, from the city's routing record.

Review stops: 6 stops across 3 departments
Comments issued: None

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Aug 7, 2023	Aug 7, 2023	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Aug 7, 2023	Aug 7, 2023	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Aug 7, 2023	Aug 7, 2023	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Aug 7, 2023	Aug 7, 2023	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Aug 7, 2023	Aug 7, 2023	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Aug 14, 2023	Aug 14, 2023	Administrative

Source: DataSF 87xy-gk8d (Building Permit Addenda with Routing), retrieved Nov 6, 2026. Reviewer names and notes are left out.

Permit details

Permit type: OTC alterations permit
Status: Complete
Estimated cost: $285,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Steven Carl Geiszler Geiszler Architects	Architect	C24557
Diarmuid Hugo Mac Neill Dolmen Structural Engineer	Engineer	C56739

Sources

Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.

Permit 202308073899 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record

DataSF Building PermitsAddress, scope, cost, dates and status
Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
DataSF Building Permit ContactsArchitects and engineers named on the permit
Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
DataSF Building Permit Addenda with RoutingPlan review stops and results
Retrieved Nov 6, 2026
Google Street ViewStreet photo
Taken Nov 2024